Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-21
THE VERMONT SCHOOLS.


Wr.-C. :. Forbes has brought together
Cor the Boston Journal, an interesting
and valuable compilation of facts and
qigurcs relating to the Educational system
of orr state Most Of these have been
from time to time published in the reports
of the state superintendent of education,
and other educational publications but
some of them can hardly be too often
brought 10 the notice of orr people.
brought together in compact form, the
more important statistics are as follows:
Vermont has $500 district schools in
round mum lers, AZ graded or high schools
d academies, 3 colleges, 3 normal schools
and 225 private schools. The value of all
school prirArty, both public and private,
is at least 81, 10000. The various schools,
academies and colleges in the St te have an
aggregate seating capacity for $1,000 schol-
ArS. The decadence OF the district school
has been disCernable for generation.
The academies nave decreased since 1869
from 90 To %. The number of school dis
tyicts j. about 800 less to day than ii was
20 years ago. OF the remaining POO odd
districts there are over 400 which have less
than dozen scholars each who regularly
attend the public school, The new system
OF education which has materially con
tributel to the reduction of the number
Of academies is the graded school system,
which WAS established in 1861. Graded
schools exist in AZ towns as follows Ohc
average annual enrolment of scholars is
given after the names Of each town.; Bar
ton, 2l1 Bellows Falls, SIS; Bennington
so; BrattlebOro, Cos Burlington, 1870
Bradford l4l Brandon, 400; Bethel, 1870,
Chester, "a ; Euosburgh Falls, 145 Fair
Haven, 313; Hartford, 1873; Island Pond,
.3S4; Lyndon, 100; Ludlow ISL Essex
Junction, 1872: Middlebury, $50; Milton,
165. Montpelier, 40; Poultney, 21G New
Nnfth kpnnin D11 Mort h
teld, 300; Rchford, 226 ; MorrIsville, 2l7 /;
Richmond, 1O5; Rutland, 1870; Quechee
l05. Springfield, 375; Swanton, 252. st.
.JohnsburN, 5G5; st. Adams, 903; Yer
IN; West Rutland, 225. West Randolph,
34S. Winds =, 3l5 Ninooski, 240: Wood
stock, POS: White River Junction, 250 Bris-
tot ,265. These schools have an aggregate en-
rollment of some $1,000 scholars, and an
nually graduate nearly 200 students from
5heir high school departments. The acad-
emcal institutions which remain in eX-
istence maintain better and higher stand
ard OF education than ever before
The number Of students enrolled the pres
3nt year i'll the academies is 300, a
Larger number than in any previous year
in the same institutions The number of
graduates in 81 WAS 240, which is more
than in any year during the last decade.
The total amount OF endowment funds
possessed by these institutions approx
IlnttGS 'CJJU,OVO. L utlc are tDDut ODJ sta.
dents from other States attending YER
mont academies. The classes of IS N
clude at the present time more than 200
students.
The town system of schools prevails i'll
Jhe following 30 towns: Burlington, Boil
ton, Brighton, Brunswick, Canaan, Do
yer, Eden, Goshen, Grand Isle, Hines
Durgh, Hubbardtou, Mount Tabor, New
ark, Norton, Richmond, Randolph, Rock
lngham, Springfield, Rutland, South Hero,
Sunderland, Somerset, Stamford, Starks-
Doro, Sheffield, Waltsiield, Warren, West
minister, WoOdfOrd, Wardsboro.
There are three normal schools in the
aStaLe--at Randolph, johnson aud Castle
ton--establshed in lS67-S. The normal
schools receive annually State aid of
about $4,000 The average number of stu |
dents enrolled III these institutions each |
year is upward of 500 The graduates the
past year numbered 10l. OF the 1900
teachers IN the public schools this year
81 are normal school graduates.
The G1 graded schools and academies in |
Ehe State have an annual average enroll |
znent OF II 600 scholars. The number of
graduates from these higher institutions |
of learning IN 1857 was nearly 400 The |
towns in which these college preparatory
schools are located have an aggregate
population of 40 600, or more than one
half of the entire population of the State.
The following table shows the condition
and standing of the public schools of Yer
mont at the close of each decade since the
war. The figures are taken from the re.
ports of the State superintendent of edu
cation